AJL24097 English Renaissance Theatre: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 G23, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/18, only registered: 0/18
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present Shakespeare’s dramatic canon in a broader dramatic context and introduce students to the works of other major early modern English playwrights, such as Thomas Middleton, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Heywood and Thomas Dekker. Special attention will be paid to the development of Elizabethan drama, the issue of contemporary dramatic genres and techniques, and the historical, cultural and intellectual contexts in which early modern English drama was written, staged, as well as perceived by its original audiences.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- have a thorough overview of English early modern theatre genres and conventions;
- identify and describe dramatic techniques of Shakespeare and his contemporaries;
- situate Shakespeare's works in the theatrical context of the period;
- identify and describe themes, motifs and tropes frequently employed by the playwrights of the period.
Syllabus
  • (One topic will be covered in two subsequent seminar sessions.) 1. Introductory Class 2-3. William Shakespeare: Hamlet; Thomas Middleton: The Revenger's Tragedy; Cyril Tourneur: The Atheist's Tragedy; 4-5. William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream; John Lyly: Gallathea; Mary Wroth: Love's Victory; 6-7. William Shakespeare: 2&3 Henry VI; Christopher Marlowe: Edward II; Anon.: Thomas of Woodstock; 8-9. William Shakespeare: KLing Lear; Anon.: King Leir; Anon.: A Ballad about King Lear 10-11. William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar; Ben Johnson: Sejanus, His Fall 12-13. William Shakespeare: Othello; Thomas Heywood: A Woman Killed with Kindness; Thomas Dekker: Patient Grissel
Literature
    required literature
  • MARLOWE, Christopher. Faust [Marlowe] (Variant.) : Marlowe's tragical history of doctor Faustus ; and, Goethe's Faust. Pt. 1. info
  • The Arden edition of the works of William Shakespeare (Variant.) : The Arden Shakespeare [Methuen] : The Arden Shakespeare [Routledge] : The Arden Shakespeare [Thomas Nelson]. info
  • JONSON, Ben. Ben Jonson. Vol. 3, A tale of a tub ; The case is altered ; Every man in his humour ; Every man out of his humour. Edited by C. H. (Charles Harold) Herford - Percy Simpson. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1927, xv, 608 s. info
  • JONSON, Ben. Ben Jonson. Vol. 1, The man and his work. Edited by C. H. (Charles Harold) Herford - Percy Simpson. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1925, xx, 441 s. info
  • JONSON, Ben. Ben Jonson. Vol. 2, The man and his work. Edited by C. H. (Charles Harold) Herford - Percy Simpson. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1925, vi, 482 s. info
  • LYLY, John. The complete works of John Lyly. Vol. 1, Life ; Euphues ; the anatomy of Wyt ; Entertainments. Edited by R. Warwick Bond. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1902, xvi, 543 s. info
  • LYLY, John. The complete works of John Lyly. Vol. 2, Euphues and his England ; The plays. Edited by R. Warwick Bond. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1902, iv, 574 s. info
  • LYLY, John. The complete works of John Lyly. Vol. 3, The plays (Continued) ; Anti-Martinist ; Work ; Poems ; Glossary and general index. Edited by R. Warwick Bond. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1902, iv, 620 s. info
Teaching methods
Class discussions combined with independent reading.
Assessment methods
Student portfolio, prepared continuously throughout the semester (40 %); class participation (10 %); final in-class essay (50 %)
Language of instruction
English
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